Limericks

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CONTESTANT: You know what? I've never, ever had that questioned asked in (unintelligible).

POUNDSTONE: Exactly.

(LAUGHTER)

POUNDSTONE: The rack, that manatees got a rack.

(LAUGHTER)

CONTESTANT: I wouldn't say they have any sort of rack on a manatee.

SAGAL: Yeah, they're rather aerodynamic there.

(LAUGHTER)

CONTESTANT: Yes, they're pretty just found all over, males and females alike.

(LAUGHTER)

SAGAL: Lindsay, welcome to the show. Carl Kasell's going to read you three news-related limericks, with the last word or phrase missing from each. If you can fill in that last word or phrase correctly on two of the limericks, you'll be a winner. You ready to play?

CONTESTANT: I am.

SAGAL: Here is your first limerick.

CARL KASELL: I am giving my armpits a squeeze, and I end up with cheddars and bries. I don't have to keep any cows, goat, or sheep. I've developed some human sourced...

CONTESTANT: ...cheese?

SAGAL: Yes.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

(SOUNDBITE OF DISGUST)

TOM BODETT: Oh.

SAGAL: I know. An American biologist is working to bring us the world's first human cheese. You see, they use bacteria scraped from armpits, your armpits, human armpits...

(SOUNDBITE OF DISGUST)

SAGAL: ...to culture brie or cheddar and a rind cheese, all of which goes great with a nice glass of sweat wine.

(SOUNDBITE OF DISGUST)

BODETT: Oh, that's disgusting.

(LAUGHTER)

BODETT: We did a thing on donkey cheese on this show, like, last year.

SAGAL: We did, yeah.

BODETT: So this is worse than that.

SAGAL: This is worse than donkey cheese.

(LAUGHTER)

SAGAL: Here is your next limerick.

KASELL: As I trot and guard sheep I look wonky and my braying is noisy and honky. Wild dogs that go woof get a taste of my hoof, don't mess with this trained attack...

CONTESTANT: ...donkey?

SAGAL: Yes.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

SAGAL: A trained attack donkey.

(APPLAUSE)

SAGAL: Donkey, which are basically dumb horses, can be trained to scare off the predators that go after sheep. They're called quote, "territory attack donkeys" or "flocking jackasses."

(LAUGHTER)

SAGAL: Here is your last limerick.

KASELL: The stock price of Facebook has jumped, it's omniscience just cannot be trumped. Like some god from above it knows all about love, whom I'm dating and when I'll get...

CONTESTANT: ...dumped?

SAGAL: Yes, indeed, dumped. Very good.

(SOUNDBITE OF BELL)

(APPLAUSE)

SAGAL: According to a combined study from Facebook and Cornell University, Facebook knows when you're about to get dumped. Apparently couples with lots of mutual friends are more likely to stay together, whereas couples with different groups of friends aren't. So if you want to make sure you and your partner stick together, cheat on them with somebody you both know.